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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Diligent Boards

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AToday’s directors need fast, informed decision-making and seamless governance workflows. Diligent Boards automates board and committee meeting creation, streamlines preparation and enhances collaboration with secure, integrated tools. More broadly, Diligent solutions provide a growth trajectory on the path to good governance and bundle capabilities that support the evolution of forward-looking boards and leadership teams. Save time by digitizing meeting materials and…N/A

    Trello

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ATrello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.

    $6

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Diligent BoardsTrello
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $17.50
    per month per user
    Free
    Forever Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Diligent BoardsTrello
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiligent Board Plans include... Essential: Built for organizations looking to embrace governance best practices and digital transformation Pro: Built for organizations that are looking to embrace end-to-end security around key governance processes like board meeting preparation, communication, and questionnaires. Enterprise: For high performing boards looking to maximize effectiveness of committees and prepare for proxy season.A discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.
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    Community Pulse
    Diligent BoardsTrello
    Considered Both Products
    Diligent Corporation
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    Atlassian
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    108 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    104 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    83 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    110 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    73 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    79 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    Diligent BoardsTrello
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Diligent Boards and Trello
    Feature
    Diligent Boards
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    8.4
    223 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.5223 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings9.2186 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings8.8169 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.1143 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings8.8219 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.9148 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.8116 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings7.4147 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.2193 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.989 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.6103 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Diligent Boards and Trello
    Feature
    Diligent Boards
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    6.6
    73 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.250 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings6.643 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.859 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings5.845 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Diligent BoardsTrello
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Diligent BoardsTrello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (112 ratings)
    9.3
    (223 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (42 ratings)
    9.3
    (61 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (78 ratings)
    9.9
    (81 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Diligent BoardsTrello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Diligent Corporation
    We had a meeting and after the meeting, additional information was added to the book and it was easy to navigate just the information that was update. This made it efficient when we had a follow-up meeting to discuss the updates and be able to reference the updated information. This allowed us to have an effective meeting with a purpose.
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    Atlassian
    For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
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    Pros
    Diligent Corporation
    • The confidential sandbox is a must, and Diligent Boards provides that environment. Most of the info we put on the diligent board is not downloadable and printable.
    • It is very easy to make notes, highlights important info and bookmark pages. I used these functions all the time.
    • Its excellent organization features.
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    Atlassian
    • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
    • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
    • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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    Cons
    Diligent Corporation
    • not so easy to handle access when we have to arrange a specific, non-standard set up of access: sometimes we have to limit the access to one or few of the members of a particular book
    • calendar function will be useful, but it is an additional cost
    • flexible view options: vertical vs. horizontal
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    Atlassian
    • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
    • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
    • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Diligent Corporation
    We find the Boards portal to be an effective tool for our board meeting documents. It is user friendly and allows for amendments, additions as needed without compromising documents that have already been uploaded. Additionally, our Board members are comfortable with the platform and confident in their ability to navigate it.
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    Atlassian
    I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
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    Usability
    Diligent Corporation
    Again, it is a very easy program to use. What would I change… There’s some features in the agenda that I would like to have. The ability to add different bullets underneath items. the ability to do an AYE vote. Because sometimes they don’t individually vote, my superintendent or School Board chair will say I’ll say hi or I’ll say, and it would be really nice to have a button that automatically fills for that.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Diligent Corporation
    Diligent helpdesk (Team Topaz) is a click away, their response is very quick
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    Atlassian
    yes always support available when I need it!
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    Performance
    Diligent Corporation
    Quick service, specially on loading.
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    Atlassian
    Never experienced issues with the above!
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    Support Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    The turnaround time is great, and the customer support team usually resolves queries in one go. However, customer support can improve by suggesting additional helpful activities to improve user experience, rather than limiting it to the specific requests made. Overall, it has been a positive experience with the customer support team.
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    Atlassian
    I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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    In-Person Training
    Diligent Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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    Online Training
    Diligent Corporation
    Comprehensive. I didn’t feel like I was confused or didn’t have the knowledge to begin using Diligent Boards immediately
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    easy implementation process
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    Atlassian
    For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Diligent Corporation
    Diligent Entities is already great, as I used it before Diligent Boards, and it was very helpful and very cost-effective as a product provided to my previous team that used it. So I can only vouch for the platform and note that Diligent Boards is also fantastic. It certainly is.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Diligent Corporation
    the pricing is quite steep and if you under-utilise some products it becomes a loss to you as the user.
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Diligent Corporation
    It is really worth it.
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    Atlassian
    Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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    Professional Services
    Diligent Corporation
    Diligent's professional services have been reliable
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    Atlassian
    Not sure if we use those
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    Return on Investment
    Diligent Corporation
    • Ease of dissmeniation and administration of packages (errors can be easily corrected)
    • Directors can read packages from anywhere in the world at any time. It makes prep for Dircetors a lot easier
    • Keeping records of meetings, doing searches for information has become easier and less time consuming
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    Atlassian
    • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
    • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
    • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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    ScreenShots

    Diligent Boards Screenshots

    Screenshot of collaboration on sensitive documents across the organisation in preparation for the board meeting, while safeguarding information in Diligent’s secure ecosystem.Screenshot of an additional layer of security to known processes with key integrations like Microsoft 365. Documents can be shared and users can collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.Screenshot of the centralized platform where users can take, record, review and share minutes.Screenshot of board evaluations and questionnaires.Screenshot of D&O questionnaire requirements, which are managed in a single application experience.Screenshot of communication with leadership teams. This occurs in real-time on an encrypted, uncluttered channel to signify importance and urgency.